AMOLATAR – Amolatar District Chairperson, Morish Ogwal Omara, today officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a modern mortuary at Amolatar Health Centre IV, a move aimed at closing a critical gap in the district’s health services. The facility is being constructed through a public-private partnership between Amolatar District Local Government and Amolatar Woman…
DOKOLO – Dokolo District Local Government and the Health Service Department have commissioned a newly remodeled mortuary facility at Dokolo Health Centre IV in a bid to improve health service delivery and ensure dignified handling of deceased persons. The Shs 75 million facility was officially commissioned on Friday, August 14, 2026, at Dokolo Health Centre…
LIRA CITY Friday 19th June 2026: Lira Regional Referral Hospital Board, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Fred Nyankori, today Friday 19th June 2026, conducted an inspection of ongoing and recently completed infrastructure projects at the hospital and expressed satisfaction with the quality of work and progress achieved as the projects near completion and handover. The…
By Haron Okwir DOKOLO – The Supreme Kadhi of the Greater Lango Muslim District, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf Balinda, has called for kindness in handling patients and the community, saying it is reportedly said that many health workers harass them. He made the remarks during the recent dedication ceremony at Dokolo School of Nursing and Midwifery…
Prayers for Corruption-Free Services Dominate Dokolo HC IV Handover as Patients about to enter the Operating Theatre are suddenly told to make cash payments ranging from UGX 50K-150K for their scheduled Surgery. DOKOLO – At the handover ceremony for Dokolo Health Center IV, there were persistent and unanimous pleas for transparency and corruption-free practices within…
Contracts below Shs10 million at local government levels and Shs30 million at central government level, will be reserved exclusively for youth, women, and PWDs. KAMPALA – Parliament has taken decisive steps to accelerate the implementation of the newly amended Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act, 2024, which seeks to secure procurement contracts…
Kalisizo General Hospital, a crucial healthcare facility for residents of Kyotera, Rakai, Lyantonde, Lwengo, and parts of northern Tanzania, has been without an X-ray machine for over seven years since 2017. The ongoing lack of this essential diagnostic tool has left medics and patients frustrated and concerned about the quality of care being provided. For…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm over the growing prevalence of hearing loss in Africa. In a post on WHO Africa region X account WHO notes that in the to recent data, 136 million people in the African region are currently living with some degree of hearing impairment, and this number could…
Over half of the world’s countries now have fertility rates below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, according to a recent post by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on X (formerly Twitter). The IMF highlights that this demographic shift affects two-thirds of the global population, signalling widespread economic and social challenges. The decline…
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero has revealed that Dei Bio Pharma is expected to start exporting drugs from Uganda before the end of this year. She made the revelation during her appearance before the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance. Musenero who was giving an update on her Ministry’s commitments to…
